Something is wrong with DiRT Rally's version of Pikes Peak

"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel) 07/04/2016 at 19:38 • Filed to: None

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I should be nowhere near Loeb’s record let alone beating it by over 2 seconds.

citizennick > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/04/2016 at 20:02

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No chance of death makes you more brave in video games.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > citizennick 07/04/2016 at 20:04

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But Loeb should have me beat on skill and he knew the course better than I do. I have seen it about 4 times in the last 10 years.

Blondude > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/04/2016 at 20:21

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Certainly better than back in Dirt 1. The top times on the mixed surface course were ~6:30 in Rod Millen’s Celica.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Blondude 07/04/2016 at 20:25

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There were glitches to get to those kinds of times. Better than dirt 2 where all the course records were <1 second.

Swayze Train GTi > citizennick 07/04/2016 at 20:48

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Honestly I’m pretty sure racing drivers don’t fear death. In the olden days of racing, multiple drivers died pretty much every year on the pro circuits.

bryan40oop > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/04/2016 at 21:23

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It’s not exactly a sim. It’s a simcade.

tromoly > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/04/2016 at 21:25

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Short answer is racing games don’t have 100% true-to-life physics, the tire models alone are very simplified as tires are a very, very tricky and complex subject.

Dusty Ventures > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 07/04/2016 at 22:36

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On the original DiRT I could consistently get to the top in 7-7:30 (on the runs where I didn't take a wheel off in the first mile)

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Dusty Ventures 07/04/2016 at 22:41

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That’s way better than I ever did. I only got to about 9:45 but I haven’t run the stage since 2009 or so. I wasn’t very good back then. Maybe I have to hook up the 360 and give it another shot.